- According to three anonymous US officials, former Pres. Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County jail sometime at the end of next week. While the exact timing remains unclear, the officials claim it could happen between Thursday and Friday. NBC (LR: 2 CP: 4)
- On Monday, Trump and 18 co-defendants were charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, with an August 25 deadline for their surrender set by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Yahoo News
- Trump has previously denied any wrongdoing in connection with the charge of racketeering and conspiracy in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. NBC (LR: 2 CP: 4)
- Trump is confronting a combined count of 91 accusations spanning four criminal cases. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)
- Trump's expected surrender comes the same week as the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. The Statesman
- According to CNN, Trump is set to miss the event in favor of sitting for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, though the plan isn't fixed. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)
Pro-Trump narrative:
- With the indictment having been accidentally released by the Fulton County clerk of courts before the grand jury had even voted, the rigged nature of the American legal system is blatantly apparent to witnesses. Trump's right to due process has been continually violated, while the speed and timing of prosecutors' attacks can only be viewed as politically motivated.
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Democratic narrative:
- Trump and the defendants refused to accept that the former president lost the election and joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump. The Dept. of Justice has made a special effort to avoid bias, and if convicted of any crime that would send an ordinary citizen to jail, it's crucial to the rule of law and democracy that Trump serve time. Nobody is above the law.
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Surrender? I'll believe when I see it.